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Detan Honding is determined to survive this war, even when caught between not one but two besieging armies! After rescuing the renowned engineer Nouli from the clutches of the empire, the valiant rogue has returned to his aunt’s city - to find it under siege by Thratia’s army. With Nouli’s help, they manage to turn back the tide, at least until imperial forces descend, prepared to hammer the Thratian force against the anvil of the city’s walls. Worse yet, the imperial advance is aided by an elite force of dark magicians.

As the city that produces the most selium - that precious gas that elevates airships and powers strange magic - Hond Steading is a jewel worth stealing. To shore up the city's defenses, Detan promises his aunt that he'll recover Nouli, the infamous engineer who built the century gates that protect the imperial capital of Valathea. But Nouli is imprisoned on the Remnant Isles, an impervious island prison run by the empire, and it's Detan's fault.

Hawk and Fisher, famous for their years of keeping the peace in Haven, are really quite happy being legends. They gave up the hero business when they decided they’d grown too old for it. Now they run the Hero Academy, training young hopefuls to be heroes. Legends never die, but it seems they cannot retire, either. Hawk and Fisher’s adult children, Jack and Gillian, have been kidnapped. They were taken by the Demon Prince, an old enemy from the Forest Kingdom who challenges the couple to one final battle for their lives.

Hawk and Fisher, famous for their years of keeping the peace in Haven, are really quite happy being legends. They gave up the hero business when they decided they’d grown too old for it. Now they run the Hero Academy, training young hopefuls to be heroes. Legends never die, but it seems they cannot retire, either. Hawk and Fisher’s adult children, Jack and Gillian, have been kidnapped. They were taken by the Demon Prince, an old enemy from the Forest Kingdom who challenges the couple to one final battle for their lives.

The quest for Earth's domination remains the primary directive of an ancient, inhuman enemy. Challenging this alien bid for iron rule, an elite force led by former magistrates wages war against Earth's enslavers. These rebel commandos are resourceful, dedicated and possess the immutable human willpower to survive — by any means necessary.... 

Judge Ephraim Doolittle is begging for help. A killer he sent to the gallows has a brother who has sworn vengeance on judge and jury both. John Henry Sixkiller is the perfect man for this job. And he will do it the hard way: getting himself arrested, busting out of jail, and worming his way into an outlaw haven run by a beautiful, amoral woman.

Luke Jensen has seen some sorry looking bounties in his time, but this one takes the cake. A wanted poster is offering a reward of one dollar and 42 cents — plus one busted harmonica — to capture Three-Fingered Jack McKinney. Turns out, McKinney’s 12-year-old son Aaron wants revenge on his daddy for abandoning him and his mom. The reward is all the money Aaron can scrape together. Luke can’t say no to the poor boy — or his beautiful mother — so he agrees to go after McKinney and his bank-robbing gang. 

After a two-year drought, the Kerrigan ranch is dry as a bone and as dusty as a honky-tonk bible. On the brink of ruin, Kate Kerrigan hires the rainmaker Professor Somerset Lazarus, who promises salvation — in the form of a deluge. Kate is desperate enough to try anything. But when four angry gunmen show up, ready to lynch the phony rainmaker for swindling them out of their money, the Kerrigans have to choose sides fast — before the bullets start to fly. 

Like most families, the Jensens gather together to celebrate the holidays. This year, since half the clan is scattered across the American West, they've decided to split the difference and meet up in Tucson. Matt and Luke will be there, for sure, and maybe Ace and Chance, too. That leaves Sally, Preacher, and Smoke Jensen, who've reserved three seats on a westbound stage to make sure they don't miss out on the festivities. What could possibly go wrong? 

Searching for an operational redoubt, Ryan and his companions go up against a ruthless band of coldhearts. The shock of seeing Ryan's long-lost son as the band's point man puts the group on a new mission — rescue Dean at all cost. But when Dean shoots and wounds his father in a firefight, the strange turn of events leads the travelers deeper into the shifting sands of their own destiny. And father and son, each committed to the laws of decency and fair play, will confront an uncertain legacy.

In the nuke-altered region of the Great Lakes, Ryan and his group face the spectrum — from the idyllic to the horrific — of a world reborn. Close to enclaves of peace and sanctuary, Deathlands' most distorted spawn of humanity, cannibals, spread terror. Against the battered shoreline of Lake Michigan, an encounter with an old friend leads to a battle to save Milwaukee from a force of deadly mutant interlopers — and to liberate one of their own.

The pristine coastal waters off San Clemente become a battleground over the island and its abandoned naval station. The rocky shores are rife with the sulfur mines that make Deathlands' richest jack - gunpowder. To maintain hell-fought possession, a ruthless sea baron and his fleet engage rebellion from the land. On this island populated by roaming bio-weap nightmares engineered by predark whitecoats, Ryan Cawdor is caught in a war he has no intention of fighting, but has every determination to survive.

He's not just the irresistible billionaire I could never have. He's also . . . my baby daddy. I never thought I'd see the single dad again. Yet here he is, as commanding as ever. Fatherhood has transformed him. He was always strong, but now, he's a fierce protector. One thing hasn't changed...

I chose her. She must be my wife. The moment I saw the mafia princess, I knew she was the missing piece. I've got wealth and power. Now I need the perfect woman to build my empire with. Rosa De Luca is stunning and quick-witted. She's the one who fits the bill. The only glitch? She's flawlessly...

One word has been used to heal the sick…and to justify killing the innocent: witch. A Witch’s Door Through Time is not a spellbook. It is a guided, fact-based journey through how witchcraft began, how it was misunderstood, and how it was weaponized by fear, power, religion, rumor, and control.

Tony erfährt durch einen Anruf des Mord-Magiers Frank Esslin, dass sich Mr. Silver mittlerweile in dessen Gefangenschaft befindet und durch einen neuen, mächtigen Gegner in Zeit und Raum entführt werden soll. Sollte dies passieren, ist der Ex-Dämon verloren. Tony und Metal finden eine Spur, die zu Kayba führt, und wo dieser steckt, ist Esslin nicht weit. Werden sie schneller sein als ihr neuer Gegner … Der schwarze Druide?

NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW EDITORS’ CHOICE Three generations of Taiwanese American women are haunted by the myths of their homeland in this spellbinding, visceral debut about one family’s queer desires, violent impulses, and buried secrets. “Gorgeous and gorgeously grotesque...

Ein eisiger Wind weht durch die Täler des zerbrochenen Reiches. Während Donatus im Schatten seine nächsten Züge plant und der neue Erzherzog allen Berührten den Krieg erklärt, trennen sich die Pfade der Gefährten: Hänsel zieht mit der schlummernden Gretel in die Ferne, um einen geheimnisvollen Verbündeten aus Melchiors Vergangenheit zu suchen. Unterdessen führen Perchta und Melchior die geretteten Kinder nach Lahnstein zu Helmsig – doch dort, wo sie Zuflucht suchten, ist längst das Chaos entfesselt.

Von drauß' vom Walde komm ich her is the pilot episode of DARK WOODS and the beginning of the three-chapter adventure of Perchta, Hänsel, and Melchior, three unlikely companions whose fates are more closely linked than they realize. In a world full of gifted beings and the threat of war. And it all begins with a witch.

Der Teufel lässt sich so einiges einfallen, um Menschen, die ihm in die Quere kommen, zu bestrafen und sie zu seinem Werkzeug zu machen. Doch manchmal entgleitet auch ihm eine seiner Teufeleien. So geschah es auch, dass in einem kleinen deutschen Ort namens Nidderau und in der Stadt Frankfurt am Main das Grauen ausbrach. Ein Amerikaner mutiert zu gigantischer Größe und sorgt für Angst und Schrecken. Noel Bannister, Tony Ballard, Mr. Silver und Lance Selby nehmen sich der Sache an. Doch werden sie den Amerikaner retten können und die Katastrophe in der hessischen Großstadt verhindern können?